YAY! I did it! Yesterday I finished moving over the last of my first round of sprouts!
It was supposed to storm like crazy today, but it all fizzled out after I changed my plans *not* to get any more seeds going in my sprouter. Oh well! Hopefully, I can get to them before this weekend. I have tomatoes and more lettuce to get started.
But I did manage to get some junk out of my daughter's bedroom closet today! And put some of HER junk right in it's place!!! The desired effect however was achieved, her floor looks a lot cleaner! However, I now have boxes under my kitchen table that need to go elsewhere stat. My kitchen also had a few little rearrangements, truly, small ones. The plants near the sink were too big to stay there, so I moved them, to the kitchen table.
If it's not pouring down rain tomorrow I might go to the crawl space and look for some toys for a 2 year old boy that has nothing. A friend of mine is hoping to find clothes for this child, but I know that ~another~ friend of mine has most of the boy clothes that I kept. What little I still have here is either in no shape to handdown (or already been handed down as far as it can) or is uniquely special to my heart and I, for some reason, can not let go of it. In my defense, MOST of the items are special occasion/special gifts, and there isn't much of it from either child in the birth to age 2 range. I kept it a lot longer when they were younger, now when it doesn't fit I tuck it in a grocery bag and drop it in a clothing donation bin!!!
Blah, blah, blah... stay tuned though, I'll be posting a link to my doula/cbe page soon. Once I get a decent picture of myself on there! And a new "event" to put on the front page! The Cesarean Awareness Rally (that is up now) happened last Saturday!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
Yay! Spring!!
It's a beautiful Spring day here! I am looking at 70 degree temps, sunny with an occasional breeze. Soccer boy has finished about half of his school work, and then he's on his own with some studying games while I make lunch. After lunch, we are going outside!!! I bought a hand tiller, and then it rained for a week! I can finally use it! I have some roots to plant, and a bed to dig up. Strawberries to move, and some TREES to plant! Yep, Trees!!! I also bought 2 Japanese dwarf maple trees. Both to go out front, to add some color and to hold some dirt.
We are going to be doing a lot of planting this year, we have some erosion control to deal with...and we're about to lose a tree, or more. But I haven't had any luck finding a decent local tree service. I'll need to walk down the street and find out who some neighbors recently used to bring down two large, dead pines.
My tulips are all in and they're so gorgeous!
We are going to be doing a lot of planting this year, we have some erosion control to deal with...and we're about to lose a tree, or more. But I haven't had any luck finding a decent local tree service. I'll need to walk down the street and find out who some neighbors recently used to bring down two large, dead pines.
My tulips are all in and they're so gorgeous!
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| The pink one is light pink and white, and the yellow has brilliant orange inside |
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| some lighter pink, and the beginnings of yellow tulips among the purple |
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| purple tulips and the last of the crocus |
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Friday, April 1, 2011
I don't think I posted once in March, despite having things to post about!!
As usual, when things get busy, many things get put on back burners and completely forgotten about. Recently I volunteered to help transcribe for an upcoming documentary about women. It's probably the first documentary I've ever waited for with growing anticipation. You can see and read more about the film here at Red Tent Movie: Things We Don't Talk About.
What I am trying to do, in my 'spare time' is to transcribe sections of audio. So far I have found that it is more difficult that I had originally thought it would be, but it's not impossible, and once I get on a roll I can work pretty swiftly. But, I also always get an interruption as soon as I get on a roll. Let me set the scene.....empty sink, dishwasher running...rinse cycle spinning on the washing machine, and the dryer is tumbling. The children, if the weather is nice, are outside playing, and the blinds are all open letting sunlight stream in and illuminate my living and working space.
If the weather is poor, they might be indulging in a cartoon movie. No matter what they are doing, as soon as I get into a rhythm of listening, pausing and typing, they always find that moment to come ask me a random question, or start bickering. So, I feel lucky when I can get 3-5 minutes of transcribing finished in 20 or 30 minutes. And since I've never done this before, I feel like 'hey, that's pretty decent!'
Currently my son is throwing a tantrum much like I would expect from a two year old. You might remember that we are currently homeschooling, because the school he attended was unwilling to work with a gifted and very distracted child. We have since had confirmation that he has ADHD, but have decided to leave him "not medicated" at this time. It's Friday, and he's just done with school work for this week, and apparently he's "done" with treating me with any kind of respect. Currently he is under threat of not being able to play in his soccer game tonight, which has just made him even more angry. I am trying to stay very calm, and very clear about what I expect. I expect him to do his job, which is to learn, while I do my job. My job is to parent him. As his parent, I feel that it is important that I not only be treated respectfully, but that I see to it that he is getting an education.
Much of this year has been a struggle, perhaps it's been a power struggle? Whatever it has been, I can no longer continue it. So I sat down a few weeks ago and did a little research. I found a school that is in this county, and it seems to be our best bet for next year. I will know in May if they had the room for my kids. I sincerely hope they do, as homeschooling, at least, with this particular program (K-12 Public School...GCA) is no longer the right fit for our family. No matter what happens next year we will not be participating in GCA. Should the elementary school not have room for my children, we will do something much different at home. I really hope this school works out. I will miss them during the day though.
In other news, I have been busying playing Virtual Doula...it's one of my favorite roles.:D
As usual, when things get busy, many things get put on back burners and completely forgotten about. Recently I volunteered to help transcribe for an upcoming documentary about women. It's probably the first documentary I've ever waited for with growing anticipation. You can see and read more about the film here at Red Tent Movie: Things We Don't Talk About.
What I am trying to do, in my 'spare time' is to transcribe sections of audio. So far I have found that it is more difficult that I had originally thought it would be, but it's not impossible, and once I get on a roll I can work pretty swiftly. But, I also always get an interruption as soon as I get on a roll. Let me set the scene.....empty sink, dishwasher running...rinse cycle spinning on the washing machine, and the dryer is tumbling. The children, if the weather is nice, are outside playing, and the blinds are all open letting sunlight stream in and illuminate my living and working space.
If the weather is poor, they might be indulging in a cartoon movie. No matter what they are doing, as soon as I get into a rhythm of listening, pausing and typing, they always find that moment to come ask me a random question, or start bickering. So, I feel lucky when I can get 3-5 minutes of transcribing finished in 20 or 30 minutes. And since I've never done this before, I feel like 'hey, that's pretty decent!'
Currently my son is throwing a tantrum much like I would expect from a two year old. You might remember that we are currently homeschooling, because the school he attended was unwilling to work with a gifted and very distracted child. We have since had confirmation that he has ADHD, but have decided to leave him "not medicated" at this time. It's Friday, and he's just done with school work for this week, and apparently he's "done" with treating me with any kind of respect. Currently he is under threat of not being able to play in his soccer game tonight, which has just made him even more angry. I am trying to stay very calm, and very clear about what I expect. I expect him to do his job, which is to learn, while I do my job. My job is to parent him. As his parent, I feel that it is important that I not only be treated respectfully, but that I see to it that he is getting an education.
Much of this year has been a struggle, perhaps it's been a power struggle? Whatever it has been, I can no longer continue it. So I sat down a few weeks ago and did a little research. I found a school that is in this county, and it seems to be our best bet for next year. I will know in May if they had the room for my kids. I sincerely hope they do, as homeschooling, at least, with this particular program (K-12 Public School...GCA) is no longer the right fit for our family. No matter what happens next year we will not be participating in GCA. Should the elementary school not have room for my children, we will do something much different at home. I really hope this school works out. I will miss them during the day though.
In other news, I have been busying playing Virtual Doula...it's one of my favorite roles.:D
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